The stakeholder’s forum on HB.No.35/OG/2020 “A Bill for Law to Establish the Ogun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps to Assist in Maintaining Law and Order in the State and for Connected Purposes”, is ongoing at the State House of Assembly complex.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, who chaired the forum informed the gathering that all contributions by different groups would be adequately studied for the lawmakers to work on.
Oluomo said that the conference of speakers in the South West had agreed to give the Bill a speedy passage in a matter of days.
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He said, “The purpose of our gathering here today is to take input of all stakeholders for the Amotekun Bill. I urge you all to contribute meaningfully for us to work on.
” The conference of speakers agreed to reconcile all the opinions of different stakeholders and pass the Bill into law in each of the States as a matter of urgency.”
The speaker added that the Assembly had resolved to publish the Law in the Yoruba language once it is signed into law by Governor Dapo Abiodun.
He identified information gathering as a key factor in addressing the challenge of insecurity in our communities.
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